Early History of the Vaishnava Faith and Movement in Bengal, from Sanskrit and Bengali Sources c8.s3.19

c8.s3.19

| Sādhana-siddhā (who has attained realisation through effort) | Nitya-siddhā (who has perpetually effort, e.g. Rādhā, Candrāvalī etc.) | Devī (i.e. deva-yoni, a celestial being who becomes incarnated with Kṛṣṇa) |
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| Yauthikī (belonging to a yutha or combination of Sādhakas, sambhūya gaṇaśaḥ sādhane ratāḥ) | Ayauthikī (not belonging to such groups) | |
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| The Ascetics (Munis who became Gopīs, according to the Padma-purāṇa) | The Upaniṣads (who became Gopīs, according to the Purāṇas) | |
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| | Prācīnā (Ancient) | Navyā (Modern) |